As a teacher of these topics I found this book an excellent one.A very good coverage of fundamentals such as surface and interfacial tension,intermolecular and colloidal interactions, colloidal stability, liophobic and liophylic colloids,electrokinetics phenomena. All these complex topics and more are treated in a very clear and rigorous way. I strongly reccomend this book.

This is an excellent, first-level introduction to colloids and is better than any others available in the market. The vignettes in the book alone are worth the price! Suitable for self-study!

This is an excellent textbook for both undergraduate courses (for which it is intended) and for first-year graduate courses. The new edition contains new material on recent developments in colloid science and instrumental techniques, polymer-induced forces, rheology of dispersions and scattering techniques. The many 'Vignettes' included in this edition bring out the interdisciplinary nature of the subject, its impact in medical and biological sciences as well as in numerous engineering areas, and the exciting aspects of colloid science that are not highlighted in other textbooks. There are numerous worked-out examples, review questions at the end of each chapter and annotated references. Highly recommended.

I've created basic database structures and applications for about five years and pledged never to go past writing macros, because I didn't want to be forced to learn VBA. I run a realty and mortgage office and just couldn't spare the time. Now that Outlook and the Office suite is becoming more familiar with my crew and now that we've joined a WAN and some B2B data sharing, the basic stuff just didn't fill the bill. I've bought quite a few books on Access recently (not to mention dozens from the past few years) and have found this one to be one of the best in its presentation and content.

It gave me some real insight on how I should be considering networking and upsizing. I answered more questions I had after spending 12 hours with the book, than I had spent searching the net or reading the other books for several months. I even read though the code and understood it, and contrary to the warnings the presentation still flowed well. I still know little VBA and am now going back to get a Wrox book on Beginnng Access 2000 VBA.

Concise, very detailed, stuffed full of info and reference. I'm a Wrox fan now.

I've been consulting for over 5 years with Access in all it's iterations except 1.0 and I must say that this is the best book on intermediate topics that I have found. There is no "fluff" like in books from other publishers (especially Queue in my opinion). This book is concise with real world examples for real world issues. When I first opened this book and read a bit I realized this book was written by consultants/developers who have gotten there hands dirty and not "feel good" academics who have never written a line of code for a company. Keep this one handy if you're the Access guru at your firm.

Professional Access 2000 Programming is a combination of a training book to heighten your programming skills, and a reference work that will give you a complete overview of Access 2000 and it's related programming environment. It's written in the traditional Wrox style that is so easy to read and usable for developers.

One thing I do miss, is the usual Wrox opening statement where it is described whom the book is written for and if any previous programming skills are assumed. It's not until chapter 3 that you find out VB or VBA programming experience is assumed to make use of the chapter. Don't start on this book without any knowledge of VBA, since it is used in most of the coding examples. If you don't know VBA check out the following books: ISBN 0782123244, ISBN 1861001762 and ISBN 0735605920. An understanding of ADO would also improve on the usability of the book.

To make use of the books fullest potential, have a design plan of your database next to it and make notes or check for errors in your design when you go through the chapters. This helped me to improve on the design of my database.

Not essential, but it would have been nice if the sample code used in the book had been made available to the reader. At one place in the book the author even writes that the sample code is available from Wrox' website, but as of today it is not.

This book has given me the skills and confidence to start working on client/server solutions and integrating SQL server. It breaks down the entire complexity surrounding Access 2000 and database development to sizeable blocks and tools that I can piece together according to programming and design goals. A must have for any Access programmer on his way to become a true professional.

Being a French speaker, I didn't have any problem understand it and reading it. The subject is really well covered and written by many scientists. Many causes are explained.

This is the best, most comprehensive treatment of available data (which has grown some) and theories (which have grown but not multiplied) on land vertebrate extinctions of the last 100,000 years. If you are a mammoth/sabertooth extinction hound, this book will feed you better than any other. It does require some specialized knowledge in a few chapters, but the gist is accessible for the educated layperson. It's worth hunting for or buying used.

A more recent offering, though briefer, is "Extinctions in Near Time," Ross MacPhee, ed.

I appreciate the candor in labeling two of the major sections, entitled 'the theoretical marketplace: geologic-climactic models' and 'the theoretical marketplace: cultural models' which encompass variations on each of the two main theories for the extinction.

In addition to theories, the book describes the various mammals as well as their pattern of disappearance region by region worldwide. At 867 pages, it will keep you going for a while, but it's worth every page.

There is only one chapter on birds, only passing references to a tortise, lizard, or fish, and nothing on plants. I would love to find similar treatments for changes in characteristic flora for the same time period.

This is THE reference on Quaternary extinctions. The beauty of this book is that it isn't just one person's opinion, but a collection of well-researched articles on Quaternary topics by some of the top minds in the field. College students, especially in the biosciences and geography disciplines, BUY THIS BOOK AND KEEP IT HANDY!

This is a GREAT value. Very in depth and very thorough. This book covers it all, it even has the fingerspell alphabet and numbers in the back of the book. As far as a sign language dictionary this is the very best one I found, and I looked at several. Not small enough to carry around in your pocket but I don't think anything with this much information could be that small.

This dictionary was recommended to me by my sign instructor. The signs are clearly illustrated and the definitions are in great details in this dictionary. I think this dictionary is right for all levels of sign students.

This book has wonderful pictures for most of the words in the book. It also has nice instructions on how to form the words and letters. In the back it includes the alphabet and cardinal & ordinal numbers. It is also at a very good value!

Man, what a surprise this book was. Ravenmocker is a book like no other I have read. It was a bit of horror, yeah, but it was mystery, history, action/adventure, even a touch of romance. The book is based on a Native American legend come back to life today and it really makes you think. I enjoyed all the Cherokee history and mountain settings (as well as Charleston) where the book is primarily set. I had no idea how the book was going to end and could not have been more surprised and I am usually good at figuring books out before the last chapter. This one I missed entirely. For a first novel it is especially good. I can't work for this writer's next work. With any luck, it will be a screen play for Ravenmocker!

I was very pleased that I ordered this book. I couldn't wait to see what was going to happen next. Every page was written with such suspense that no matter how far you read you wanted to see where Morgan and his cousin would end up, or if they too would fall victim to the Ravenmocker. The geographical area that this book displayed was also interesting. I am from North Carolina and have visited the Mountains here several times, the story actually had places I have been through so I could almost visualize the places as the story went on. This author has done his homework and I hope to see more from him.

Ravenmocker was a cool book. While it was horror, no doubt, it was full of the history of the Cherokee. A particular legend is the basis of the story. The combination makes it sort of hard to just "stick it in a slot" like horror. Either way, the settings were as much a part of the story as the people. I enjoyed the portions of the novel set in Charleston as well as those in the mountains. The story line was great and I think it would make a great movie actually. The ending and the prologue were a complete surprise. Well, for me anyway. Good book!

I'm a scuba instructor at a resort in the Caribbean, and this is the book I rely on most heavily (yes, even more than Snyderman's Marine Life & Humann's Reef Fish ID!) in explaining what's going on. It's also the book I recommend to everybody who comes to the Lodge, and the one they enjoy the most. So, whether you're a snorkeler or a marine biologist, you'll gain a lot from having this one in your collection!

RFB ablely illustrates and explains the fish actions commonly observed by divers and snorkelers. This volume will increase the novice's understanding and enjoyment of the acquatic environment. The pictures are excellent and the author nicely translates scientific jargon to readability. The binding is sturdy but flexible so it is easy to pack into your dive bag. However, I expect that most dive destinations will have a well thumbed copy on hand soon. My only criticism-- Ned doesn't deal with my favorite box fish. This is a great book. I expect to carry it with me on every dive trip.

This is a wonderful synopsis of behaviors that I didn't know existed. It is well written with great pictures showing the enormous amount of time underwater that it must have taken to compile them. It has made me look at the reef in a whole new way.

This is an excellent book by a true expert on relationships. While the author, Paul Stevens, isn't a psychologist, he writes from a Pastor's viewpoint as he taught hundreds of relationship classes and conducted counseling sessions for well over a decade. The approach in this book is conversational which personalizes the subject matter. Instead of humanistic concepts this book brings us a biblical approach regarding relationships. It is a great read for singles as well as for married couples. Another book that I highly recommend which is also powerful and talks about a proper self image and marital relationships on a biblical basis, is Dietmar Scherf's "I LOVE ME: Avoiding & Overcoming Depression."

The Holy Spirit came upon me as I read this book and opened my eyes and heart to things I've never seen or knew before. The presence of God is in this book . . . this can be felt, experienced, like no other book I've ever read (aside from the Bible). I am relatively new to body of Christ. I am here to say that, I have sought God, with a certain degree of effort and intensity . . . and He has responded! Much of his response, on a subject I've been praying about, can be found in this book.
I highly recommend it.

I ABSOLUTELY loved this book and would recommend it to anyone. It is practical, resourceful and goes beyond the regular holding hands suggestions. The book addresses relationships from a Christian perspective and nicely balances what the Bible teaches with our own responsibility to improve our relationships.

I really enjoyed the book because it deals with subjects from a practical experiential point of view not just dry theology. This book has helped me privately, personally, and publically. Thank you very much!

This is the best ... bucks I ever spent!
I bought this book. Registered it. Logged on to the Web site that comes with the book. Edited the sample business plan; and got financinig. All within 3 weeks.

Simple. Clean. Concise. Got for it!

Restaurant Business Start-Up Guide: A Complete Guide To Establishing Your Business by Paul Daniels is a very practical, "user friendly", detail-oriented guide to the restaurant business especially for first-time entrepreneurs. Individual chapters address key issues the include the legal matters of starting up, forming a business plan, financial accounting, site selection, leases, financing, equipment, management techniques, safety, taxes, and much more. An absolute "must" for anyone new to the restaurant business, Restaurant Business Start-Up Guide is an extremely useful reference guide with much of value to offer even the more experienced restaurant manager.

I purchased this book, wrote my business plan and within two months had financing. Within three months, I had analyzed the best site, based on demographic profiles spreadsheets that are at the Web site that goes with this book.

This book got me to my goal. I am a restaurant owner now. I recommend this book to anyone wishing to start a restaurant.

The book "Return to the gospel of water and the spirit" if well read
will provide a good insight of what christianity is all about.It serves
as a measure to revive or bring back the glory christianity has lost.
Thus, many christians believe not in the words of the truth of the
gospel but in Jesus as their saviour.The question many christians often
ask is,what is the the true gospel.
The true gospel is 'the gospel of water and the spirit".thus,anyone
who is born again but does not have faith in the salvation of the water
and the spirit is a heretic in the eyes of God.
The true gospel is that Jesus Christ,took away all the sins of the
world by dying on the cross of calvary to save all people who believes in
his death and baptism,from their sins and the final judgment.John 1:29
However,the true gospel cannot be complete,if we disregard the
baptism of Jesus.
Thus ,the baptism of Jesus was the beginning of God's salvation of
humanity as well as the righteous act of Jesus that washed away all the
sins of the world.God redeems all who believe in the truth that Jesus
took away all the sins of the world through His baptism.Also,Jesus
baptism has taken away the sins pf the past ,present and future and even made
me to be without sin ( whoever believes in the baptism of Jesus has no
sin in their heart).
Finally,believing in the baptism of Jesus will make us to understand
the true gospel,by so doing,it will make us to to steer true christians
awy from the fallacy of theological theories,bring back the glory of
christianity and as such receive God's blessing and enter the Kingdom of
Heaven.
Making the above to come to reality,it cannot be possible except we
all return to "The gospel of the water and the SpiriT"
--

Babatunde fabinu
Lagos,Nigeria

Brother Jong has written several books and I must say each of his books are a blessing. Each of his books make absolute since and place a peace within. I believe each of his books are a blessing and a must read for everyone. Take all the worldly knowledge out of your head and read each book as a study with your Bible next to you as a reference. Think as if you lived in the days of our Lord and you will be enlighten and truly know that you have been forgiven, past, present and future. Your life has been bought and paid for by Jesus and your life should reflect that in your every day life. This book is truly a blessing for God.

I have read all the books that Paul C. Jong has written, and I can honestly say each of them is above reproach. They are wonderful and concise, easy to read, and so TRUE!! These books can change your life if you'll let them. I dare you!

i thought i was pretty up to date on roswell until i bought this
book. this book will have you scratching your head pondering if
you are truly a roswell fan or just pretending. i did about average and i love the show. take the quiz if you dare to find
out what your roswell iq is.

I thought I knew everything about Roswell--before I picked up this book! I was shocked at how much I didn't know. It's jam-packed with every little factoid possible.

UFO Research and Investigation: How much do you really know about the crash of '47? This section starts off with you as an FBI agent, being tested on how much you know about the crash, and the suspects living in Roswell. Better study hard, or you'll end up with a desk job!

The Real Investigation: More questions about the different characters. Are you as informed as Nasedo, or are you as in the dark as Kyle?

Friends, Lovers, and Enemies: Do you know what the terms Candygirl, Dreamgirl, and Stargazer refer to? If not, you'll be in trouble in this section!

Do You Remember When?: How good are you with dates? This section covers dates ranging from the UFO crash in 1947 to Liz's first diary entry.

Episode Highlights: If you missed any episodes from season 1, this chapter could be tough. It asks questions about each season 1 episode--fill in the blank!

Grand Total: This is the section where all your totals are calculated! Are you a True Believer, or just a Tourist? I didn't do very well the first time I took the quiz, but I've done better each time I've taken it. I'm definitely a True Believer! This book is a must-have for any Roswell obsessive! As an added bonus, there are also color photos of each main member of the season one cast.

I love this book it really let me see how much I actually knew about ROSWELL and I knew alot more than I thought I did Great for any Roswell Lover like myself to see if your obssessed or just a fan. I found out that I am DEFINETLY OBSSESSED....